#Kotlin has lots and lots of things to offer to make you more productive!
http://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2016/03/kotlins-android-roadmap/

The collection of Android Architecture by Google [beta]

https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture

#Architecture

#AndroidStudio 2.1 Preview 5 Available
http://tools.android.com/recent/androidstudio21preview5available

Android Performance Patterns: Rescue tips.

These patterns gonna help you build an app that’s smooth, responsive, and uses as little battery as possible, it covers micro-optimizations that can improve overall app performance.
https://medium.com/@laanayabdrzak/android-performance-patterns-rescue-tips-8c1e4c7cb1f0

#performance

Java 8 in Android N Preview
Android team recently released Android N Preview with many new improvements including Java 8 support by the Jack compiler. Here we’ll check what it actually means for Android developers and how to try new language features.

https://medium.com/@sergii/java-8-in-android-n-preview-76184e2ab7ad

#AndroidN #Java8

Famous Android development personalities blogs:

http://jakewharton.com/
http://www.donnfelker.com/
http://danlew.net/
http://fernandocejas.com/
http://antonioleiva.com/
http://panavtec.me/
http://artemzin.com/
http://www.dmytrodanylyk.com/
http://johnpetitto.com/
https://www.novoda.com/blog/
http://blog.karumi.com/
http://www.thedroidsonroids.com/blog/
http://chris.banes.me/
http://panavtec.me/
http://saulmm.github.io/
http://hannesdorfmann.com/

#Blogs #Collections

P.S. If you know of any more, please let us know via this form http://bit.ly/AndrResIdFb

Stable android Studio 2.0 is here!
Android Studio 2.0 includes the following new features that Android developer can use in their workflow:
- Instant Run
- Android Emulator
- Cloud Test Lab Integration
- App Indexing Code Generation & Test
- GPU Debugger Preview

Let's deeper Dive into the New Features!
http://android-developers.blogspot.ru/2016/04/android-studio-2-0.html

#AndroidStudio

Support library 23.3.0 is available

http://developer.android.com/intl/ru/tools/support-library/index.html#revisions

#SupportLibrary

#Debugger features, which you might not know!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ilb3kBa8C7cArhu7-4TAsA-dDxFkvv9eRL7DC6H56sE/pub?slide=id.p

#AndroidN Developer Preview 2, out today!
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2016/04/android-n-developer-preview-2-out-today.html

#AndroidStudio 2.1 Beta Available!
The main feature in 2.1 is support for Android N preview; other than that, the release is nearly identical to the 2.0 stable release from last week, but with a few extra bug fixes and some tweaks to Instant Run performance.
http://tools.android.com/recent/androidstudio21betaavailable

Testing quite often is one of the most neglected aspect in many Software projects, and in Android this has been particulary a common issue since the beginning of the platform. Check out begginners guide to an effictive android testing strategy.

https://davidguerrerodiaz.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/a-beginners-guide-to-an-effective-android-testing-strategy

#beginners #guide #testing

Open-sourcing ReDex: Making Android apps smaller and faster
We’re excited to announce that we are open-sourcing ReDex, with the hope that developers can use these tools to make every Android app smaller and faster — not just Facebook.

https://code.facebook.com/posts/998080480282805

#library

Reactive Programming for Android
Agera is a set of classes and interfaces to help write functional, asynchronous, and reactive applications for Android.

https://github.com/google/agera

#Agera #library #reactive

RxJava vs Agera

https://twitter.com/akarnokd/status/723083911287332864

#RxJava #Agera

As you may know 18-20 May we will have the greatest Google I/O 2016 and here we are glad to present you schedule for this party. So make you calendar free, do not plan any business at these days.

https://events.google.com/io2016/schedule

#GoogleIO

Butterknife 8.0.0 is here.
Main features:
- @Bind becomes @BindView and @BindViews
- Calls to bind now return an Unbinder instance
- New: @BindArray binds String, CharSequence, and int arrays and TypeArray to fields
- New: @BindBitmap binds Bitmap instances from resources to fields
- @BindDrawable now supports a tint field which accepts a theme attribute

https://github.com/JakeWharton/butterknife/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-800-2016-04-25

#library

The stable release of Android Studio 2.1 supports Android N Developer Preview: N Developer Preview Support, Instant Run.

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2016/04/android-studio-21-supports-android-n.html

#AndroidN #AndroidStudio

Official Android app for Google I/O has been updated in PlayMarket: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.samples.apps.iosched

Let's take a look at the event schedule and app's UI innovations.

#io #app

#InstantRun is an #AndroidStudio feature that significantly reduces the time for building and deploying incremental code changes during your coding / testing / debugging lifecycle. Join Reto Meier as he offers a peek behind the curtain to learn how Instant Run actually works, and learn some tips to help make it work better for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StqAZ1OQbqA

Android Support Library 23.4 is out now with bug fixes.

https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers/posts/B7QhFkWZ6YX

#SupportLibrary